CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa ---  The 2019 All-American Rivers Conference Men's Soccer Team as voted by the league's head coaches:

2019 All-American Rivers Conference Men's Soccer Team
Offensive MVP - Tigrio Huerta, Loras College
Defensive MVP - Taylor Petkovich, Central College
Coaching Staff of the Year - Central College (Head Coach: Garry Laidlaw)
All-Conference	School	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Nick Ashton	Central College	Fr.	MF/F	Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial
Andrew Mathys	Central College	Sr.	GK	Elburn, Ill./Kaneland
Taylor Petkovich -h3 $	Central College	Sr.	MF	Littleton, Colo./Heritage
Charlie Pritchard	Central College	Fr.	F	Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny
Mark Broderick &	Loras College	Sr.	F	West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley
Tigrio Huerta	Loras College	Jr.	F	Delavan, Wis./Delavan-Darien
Manny Lopez $	Loras College	Jr.	MF	Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph
Miles McDonnell -h3 $	Loras College	Sr.	MF	Arlington Heights, Ill./Saint Viator
Colin Hughes	Luther College	Sr.	MF	Oregon, Wis./Oregon
Ben Keller & $	Luther College	Sr.	F	Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake
Harry Merz -h3 $	Luther College	Sr.	D	Wellington, New Zealand/Tawa
Will Overberg	Luther College	Fr.	MF	Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial
Marc-Arthur Shapiro	Luther College	Jr.	MF	Minneapolis, Minn./Holly Angels
Marcos Vila	Luther College	So.	F	Madrid, Spain/I.E.S. San Fernando
Tanner Alderson & $	Simpson College	Sr.	MF/F	Parkville, Mo./Park Hill South
Darius Doswell @ %	Simpson College	Sr.	MF/F	Johnston, Iowa/Johnston
Baraka Ellie $	Simpson College	So.	MF	Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt
Trevor Fuccio $	Simpson College	Sr.	D	Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown
Glorie Luwara	University of Dubuque	So.	F	Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island
Brandon White -h3	University of Dubuque	Jr.	GK	Minooka, Ill./Minooka
Riley Close %	Wartburg College	Sr.	D	Polk City, Iowa/Ankeny
Nathan Feiner	Wartburg College	Sr.	D/MF	New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond
Honorable Mention	School	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Nathan Casas	Central College	So.	MF/F	Cottage Grove, Minn./East Ridge
Landon Daniels	Central College	Sr.	D	Webster City, Iowa/Webster City
Jake Dzarnowski	Central College	So.	MF/F	Wheaton, Ill./North
Brant Mueller	Central College	So.	D	Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf
Matthew West	Central College	Fr.	MF/F	Pleasant Hill, Iowa/Southeast Polk
Tiernan Talbot %	Loras College	So.	MF	Rochester, Minn./Lourdes
Luke Monson	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Fr.	MF	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest
Tyler Sanne	Nebraska Wesleyan University	So.	D/MF	Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln Southwest
Enrique Idehen	Simpson College	Jr.	F	Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale
Jake Potratz &	Simpson College	Jr.	GK	Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk
Lucas Von Braun	University of Dubuque	Fr.	D	Stockholm, Sweden/Nacka Gymnasium
Joshua Merkel %	University of Dubuque	Jr.	D	Streamwood, Ill./Bartlett
Kevin Duque	Wartburg College	So.	F/MF	Storm Lake, Iowa/Storm Lake
Previous Honors
$ - 2018 All-Conference
% - 2018 Honorable Mention
& - 2017 All-Conference
-h3 - 2017 Honorable Mention
! - 2016 First Team All-Conference
@ - 2016 Second Team All-Conference
-h1 - 2016 Honorable Mention
# 2016 Offensive MVP

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- The American Rivers Conference announced today that Loras College junior forward Tigrio Huerta (Delavan, Wis./Delavan-Darien) has been selected as the league's Offensive MVP and Central College senior defender Taylor Petkovich (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) was named Defensive MVP. Central College head coach Garry Laidlaw, assistants Will Foskett, Greg Walter, and Zach Jensen were voted American Rivers Coaching Staff of the Year. In addition to the major awards, the conference announced the 22-member All-Conference team. 
 
As Offensive MVP, Huerta also earns a spot on the 22-member All-Conference squad, his first career honor. The Delavan, Wis. Native is the second Offensive MVP award winner from Loras, joining Kevin Cavers (2013). Prior to the MVP award being split to recognize an offensive and defensive standout in 2013, Loras had six players named conference MVP. Additionally, since 2013 the Duhawks have seen two players earn Defensive MVP honors.
 
In eight conference matches Huerta led the league in points (17), goals (6), and shots on goal (16). Additionally, he added five assists to rank second in the conference standings.
 
Petkovich becomes the first player to receive Defensive MVP honors for the Dutch. Former Central standout, Brett McKenzie earned MVP accolades in 2010, prior to the league splitting the award to honor a defensive and offensive player. This year’s All-Conference selection marks the second consecutive honor for Petkovich. He also picked up honorable mention recognition in 2017.
 
The Littleton, Colo. native helped the Central defense post the second-best goals-against average in league play (.730) and the second fewest goals allowed (6). Additionally, he added one goal and one assist in eight conference matches.
 
In his 21^st year at the helm of the Central men’s soccer program, head coach Laidlaw, and assistants Foskett, Walter, and Jensen guided the Dutch to their first league title in program history. The 2019 season marked the third time Laidlaw's Dutch have finished atop the league standings but the first time they would hoist the championship trophy. Both in 2002 and 2008 the Dutch fell to tiebreaker criteria when determining the league winner. 2019 also caps a dramatic turnaround for a squad that posted a 3-5 league record in 2017 and went 1-6 in 2015. At the conclusion of this year’s conference play, Central finished with a 6-1-1 A-R-C record and a 14-2-2 overall mark. This is the fourth time Central is earning Coaching Staff of the Year honors with Laidlaw heading the program (2016, 2008, 2002).
 
In addition to Petkovich, Central had three players named All-Conference. Senior, Andrew Mathys (Elburn, Ill./Kaneland) collected one of two goalkeeper spots on this year’s team, earning him his first All-Conference selection. With 721:16 minutes in goal during conference play, Mathys posted a 6-1-1 record, with three of the six wins coming by way of shutout. Additionally, he ranked second in the league in save percentage (.813) and third in goals allowed average (.749).
 
Dutch First-year players, Nick Ashton (Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial) and Charlie Pritchard (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny) also earned a spot on this year’s All-Conference squad. Ashton, a midfielder/forward for Central had a .615 shots on goal percentage and finished conference play with two assists. Pritchard tied for fifth in the league standings with 10 points. The forward’s four goals tied for fourth best and his two assists tied for sixth.
 
League runner-up, Loras College placed three players on the All-Conference team in addition to Huerta. Senior forward, Mark Broderick (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley), Junior midfielder, Manny Lopez (Westchester, Ill./St. Joseph), and senior midfielder Miles McDonnell (Arlington Heights, Ill./Saint Viator) are all picking up their second All-Conference accolades. Broderick was an All-Conference selection in 2017 while Lopez and McDonnell each made the team a season ago. Additionally, McDonnell earned honorable mention recognition in 2017.
 
Broderick tied for fifth in the league with 10 points on four goals and two assists. With 14 points, Lopez tied for second in the conference standings. His five goals also tied for second while his four assists ranked third. Playing in seven league games, McDonnell picked up one assist and helped the defensive unit post a 1.693 goals-against average.
 
Four players have been named all-conference for Simpson, which tied for third in the conference standings and earned the No.3-seed in the conference tournament. Becoming a three-time All-Conference selection for the Storm is senior midfielder/forward Tanner Alderson (Parkville, Mo./Park Hill South). In just five league games, Alderson posted the fourth best shots on goal total (11) and connected on two. The senior also recorded one assist. Teammates Baraka Ellie (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) and Trevor Fuccio (Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown) make their second All-Conference team in 2019.
 
Ellie, a second-year midfielder for the Storm, provided two assists in eight conference matches while also helping the defensive unit post a .959 goals-against average. Senior defender, Fuccio was part of the defensive back line that allowed the fourth fewest goals in conference play (8).
 
Strom senior midfielder/forward, Darius Doswell (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) is back on the All-Conference squad after picking up honorable mention recognition a season ago and second-team honors in 2016. Doswell’s point total (7) tied for 12^th in the league standings. The Johnston prep connected on three goals and added one assist in his final season.

University of Dubuque, tying with Simpson for third in the regular season standings, placed second-year forward Glorie Luwara (Rock Island, Ill./Rock Island) and junior goalkeeper Brandon White (Minooka, Ill./Minooka) on the All-Conference roster. Luwara totaled 10 points in eight conference matches, coming by way of five goals. His five goals ties for second in the league, as does his two game-winners. White, also an honorable mention honoree in 2017, led the league in shutouts (5) while logging 744:20 minutes in goal. The junior also recorded the third best save percentage (.795) amongst conference keepers.
 
Fifth place finisher in the regular season, Luther College had six players collect All-Conference honors. Ben Keller (Vadnais Heights, Minn./White Bear Lake), a senior forward for the Norse, is collecting is third straight All-Conference accolade.  Keller tied for second in total points with 14. His six assists were tops in the league and his four goals tied for fourth. Senior, Harry Merz (Wellington, New Zealand/Tawa) earns the All-conference nod for the second consecutive season, while also receiving honorable mention recognition in 2017. The defender helped the Norse back line record the third best goals-against average (.750) and tie for second in goals allowed (6). Colin Hughes (Oregon, Wis./Oregon) joins his senior teammates on this year’s All-Conference team. The midfielder connected on three goals and dealt three assists during league play to total nine points. His point total stands ninth in the conference.
 
Will Overberg (Ankeny, Iowa/Centennial), Marc-Arthur Shapiro (Minneapolis, Minn./Holly Angels), and Marcos Vila (Madrid Spain, I.E.S San Fernando) round out Luther’s All-Conference selections. Overberg totaled the fourth highest point total during conference play (11). The first-year midfielder scored four goals and provided three assists. Shapiro, a third-year midfielder, scored three goals and added two assists for the league’s 10^th best point total (8). Second year forward, Vila found the back of the net four times in eight conference matches. The Madrid, Spain native added two assists to total 10 points and tie for fifth in the conference standings.
 
Riley Close (Polk City, Iowa/Ankeny) and Nathan Feiner (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond) have earned All-Conference accolades for Wartburg College, sixth place finishers in the conference standings. Close, a senior defender for the Knights, also earned honorable mention acknowledgement a season ago. Both Close and Feiner were part of the Knight’s league leading defensive unit that allowed just five goals in eight matches and owned a .603 goals-against average. Feiner, a senior defender/midfielder, also added one goal and two assists.